Aries
For ages you've been promising yourself, and others, you'd tackle certain persistent issues. During 2008 you get hints how important these are. Act swiftly

Taurus
Learning to relax and savour life's pleasures can be as much of a challenge as sticking to diets or exercise regimes. However, the joys that come when you're doing nothing aren't just wonderful, they give you a fresh perspective.

Gemini
Yet again you're so busy that you forget to eat and are apt to get overtired. You soon realise that's not only unwise, it means you're also not as sharp when the year's many golden opportunities come your way.

Cancer
With so much going on, maintaining a balance between various activities and looking after yourself could be challenging. But it's worth it, as the combination of eating right, an upbeat fitness routine and enough rest make everything else more of a joy.

Leo
There's a difference between looking good, which you undoubtedly do, and being in good shape. Stress, excesses of various kinds and lack of the right food could take their toll, in the form of peculiar ailments. If so, it's time to for an overhaul of your diet and exercise habits.

Virgo
Most Virgos have an instinct for knowing what's wise in terms of both diet and exercise. But stress is another matter. This is your year to recognise when you've feeling overwhelmed, and to explore ways to unwind, from simply doing less to various forms of meditation.

Libra
There's no problem with your health, it's that you're allowing life's unexpected twists and turns to stress you out. While you can achieve calm, there's no magic formula. It both involves understanding the dilemmas you're facing and being able put to them out of your mind.

Scorpio
Even when you're following a brilliant fitness regime, worries can undermine your well being. This means putting yourself on a mental diet, and refusing to allow your mind to dwell on worries, things that haven't happened or the past. Being positive lifts your spirits and boosts your energy level.

Sagittarius
Your busy schedule may give you a good excuse for eating on the run and ignoring your need to exercise. However, during this period of exciting change and transition, you'll need the back up that a balanced diet and proper workouts offer, even if organising them only seems to create more work.
 
Capricorn
Get yourself on a regime that's realistic, that is not too time-consuming, as the year begins and you'll stick to it. You'll need it. Exciting as this year of growth may be, it will also make huge demands on your energy.

Aquarius
Changes in other areas of your life may disrupt routines that have kept you going for years. If so, perhaps it's time to alter these, too. Certainly you'll benefit from trying something new. However strange the unfamiliar seems at first, you'll soon being enjoying yourself.

Pisces
Ensuring you're number one l being may require disciplines, but the results strengthen you in many ways. Taking time out from the dramas around you also clarifies your thinking and reconnects you with your very powerful instincts.